Comoros national football team

Comoros

Nickname(s)	Les Coelecantes
Association	Fédération Comorienne de Football
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Amir Abdou
Captain	Ben Nabouhane
Top scorer	Ahmed Sief, Youssouf M'Changama (2)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	159 (May 2016)
Highest	159 (April 2016)
Lowest	207 (December 2006)
Elo ranking
Current	197
Highest	196 (4 August 2011)
Lowest	208 (September 2003)
First international
Mauritius 3–0 Comoros  (Réunion; August 26, 1979)
Biggest win
Comoros 4–2 Djibouti  (Sana'a, Yemen; December 17, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Mauritius 6–1 Comoros  (Réunion; August 31, 1979)  Madagascar 5–0 Comoros  (Seychelles; August 20, 1993)  Mauritius 5–0 Comoros  (Mauritius; September 4, 2003)

The Comoros national football team is the national football team of Comoros, which is controlled by the Fédération Comorienne de Football.^[1] It was formed in 1979, joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2003, and became a FIFA member in 2005.

History

Comoros played their first matches in the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games. Those were the only games they played until qualification for the 2009 Arab Nations Cup in 2006. Those two matches were their first two matches with full FIFA recognition, and included a 4–2 victory over Djibouti, which is considered the largest win in the Comorian team's history. In 2007, Comoros first entered qualification for the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations for the 2010 tournaments, but lost in the preliminary round 2–10 on aggregate to Madagascar.

Comoros only plays in a few tournaments, including the Indian Ocean Island Games since 1979, in all eight times; the COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2009; and the Arab Nations Cup only in 2009. Unfortunately, there has not been an Arab Nations Cup since.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D lost to Uganda 8:o GF GA 1930 Part of  France 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 Did not enter 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 Did not qualify 2014 2018 2022 To be determined Total 0/20

Olympic Games record Olympic Games Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1896 - 1972 Part of  France (FRA) 1976 Did not enter 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 To be determined Total 0/25 Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations Record Africa Cup of Nations Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1957 - 1974 Part of  France 1976 Did not enter 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Did not qualify 2012 2013 2015 2017 To be determined 2019 2021 2023 Total 0/29

All-Africa Games Record All-Africa Games Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1965 Part of  France (FRA) 1973 1978 Did not enter 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 To be determined All Total 0/11 Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams. African Nations Championship record African Nations Championship Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2009 Did not enter 2011 2014 Did not qualify 2016 2018 To be determined Total 0/3

COSAFA Cup record COSAFA Cup Appearances: 2 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1997 Did not enter 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Group Stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 5 2009 5th 3 1 1 1 2 4 2010 Cancelled 2013 Did not enter 2015 Total Group Stage 2/15 6 1 1 4 2 9

Indian Ocean Island Games record Indian Ocean Island Games Appearances: 9 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1979 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 1 0 3 4 12 1985 3 1 1 1 4 3 1990 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 0 3 2 8 1993 Group Stage 5th 2 0 0 2 0 8 1998 2 0 0 2 0 6 2003 Fourth Place 4th 4 0 0 4 0 12 2007 Group Stage 6th 2 0 1 1 1 4 2011 5th 3 0 2 1 2 4 2015 7th 2 0 0 2 0 6 Total Bronze Medal 9/9 26 3 4 19 13 63

Arab Nations Cup record Arab Nations Cup Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1963 Part of  France 1964 1966 1985 Did not enter 1988 1992 1998 Withdrew 2002 Did not enter 2009 Did not qualify ^1 2012 Did not enter Total 0/9 ^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Pan Arab Games record Pan Arab Games Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1953 Part of  France (FRA) 1957 1961 1965 1976 Did not enter 1985 1992 1997 1999 2004 No tournament 2007 Did not enter 2011 Total 0/11

Schedule

Recent results

 Burkina Faso v  Comoros

13 June 2015 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Burkina Faso	2–0	Comoros	Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
18:00 UTC±0	Bancé  61' Zongo  82'	Report		Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Seychelles	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Mauritius	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Comoros	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
Maldives	3	0	2	1	4	8	-4	2

2012 African Cup of Nations (Qualification)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	6	4	1	1	11	2	+9	13
Libya	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5	12
Mozambique	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7
Comoros	6	0	1	5	2	14	−12	1

Head-to-Head Records against other countries

As of September 4, 2011

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Differential
Botswana	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Lesotho	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Libya	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3
Madagascar	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20
Malawi	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Maldives	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1
Mauritius	6	0	0	6	1	20	-19
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5
Namibia	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Réunion	6	1	1	4	3	13	-10
Seychelles	5	1	1	3	3	9	-6
Swaziland	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Zambia	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
14 Countries	40	4	6	30	21	96	−75

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Botswana on 24 and 27 March 2016.^[2]
Caps and goals updated as 27 March 2016 after the match against Botswana.^[3]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Salim Ben Boina	19 July 1991	6	0	Marseille Consolat
16	GK	Mahamoud Mroivili	19 June 1986	11	0	Coin Nord
23	GK	Ali Ahamada	19 August 1991	2	0	Kayserispor
2	DF	Kassim Abdallah	9 April 1987	8	0	Evian TG
3	DF	Chaker Alhadhur	4 December 1991	9	0	Caen
4	DF	Salim Mramboini	26 August 1984	7	0	Marseille Consolat
5	DF	Ibrahim Rachidi	13 January 1980	13	0	Marseille Consolat
8	DF	Saïd Hachim		1	0	Ngaya Club
12	DF	Mouhoussine Ali Ahmed		0	0	Steal Nouvel
15	DF	Benjaloud Youssouf	11 February 1994	4	0	Orléans
6	MF	Nadjim Abdou	13 July 1984	11	0	Millwall
7	MF	Ali M'Madi	21 April 1990	16	0	Grenoble
10	MF	Youssouf M'Changama	29 August 1990	16	2	Marseille Consolat
14	MF	Halifa Soulé	12 November 1990	7	0	Béziers
20	MF	Faouz Faidine	4 January 1994	4	0	Fomboni
21	MF	Arkane Mohamed	11 October 1993	7	0	Beauvais
22	MF	Attoumane Alhadhur		1	0	Volcan Club
9	FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	10 June 1989	5	1	Levadiakos
11	FW	Djamel Bakar	6 April 1989	2	0	Montpellier
13	FW	Youssouf Ahamadi	27 July 1982	7	0	Belfort
17	FW	Nasser Chamed	4 October 1993	5	0	Nîmes
18	FW	Ahmed Mogni	10 October 1991	7	0	Paris FC
19	FW	Mohamed Youssouf	26 March 1988	11	1	Veria

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Comoros within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Salimo Velonjara	10 November 1988	1	0	Fomboni	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
GK	Said Halifa		1	0	Steal Nouvel	v.  Uganda, 5 September 2015
GK	Clément Daoudou	29 July 1994	0	0	Granville	v.  Burkina Faso, 13 June 2015
DF	Kassim Ahamada	18 April 1992	4	0	Beauvais	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
DF	Ibrahim Mchinda Madîhali	16 November 1988	4	0	ES Pennoise	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
DF	Omar M'Dahoma	10 September 1987	3	0	Aubagne	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
DF	Nakim Youssoufa	14 September 1993	2	0	Rapperswil-Jona	v.  Lesotho, 13 October 2015
DF	Djamalldine Bounou	15 April 1991	1	0	Côte Bleue	v.  Lesotho, 13 October 2015
MF	Fouad Bachirou	15 April 1990	6	0	Östersunds	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
MF	Joseph Jacky		0	0	Bonbon Ndjéma	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
MF	Samir Bertin d'Avesnes	15 April 1986	1	0	Roye-Noyon	v.  Lesotho, 13 October 2015
MF	Yacine Saandi	2 April 1987	7	1	Saint-Denis	v.  Uganda, 5 September 2015
MF	Fouad Rachid	15 November 1991	3	0	Fola Esch	v.  Uganda, 5 September 2015
MF	Aadil Assana	18 January 1993	0	0	Free agent	v.  Burkina Faso, 13 June 2015
FW	Mohamed M'Changama	8 June 1987	10	1	Les Herbiers	v.  Ghana, 17 November 2015
FW	Issa Nazarali		5	0	Cercle de Joachim	v.  Uganda, 5 September 2015

References

1. Vickers, Steve (2009-10-24). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Comoros make steps forward". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
2. "LA LISTE DES 23 COELACANTHES / BOTSWANA". Fédération de Football des Comores. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

External links

• FFC official website
• Comoros at FIFA.com
• Bourtney, Barri. Comoros – List of International Matches± at RSSSF.com (Last updated: January 31, 2008)